Eric Cantor up on air with TV ads

Just two months before primary day in Virginia, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is running television advertisements in support of his reelection.

The ad campaign begins Wednesday in the Richmond and Washington television markets. Right now, the buy is small — just $4,000 in Richmond and $3,000 in D.C. — but it’s almost certain Cantor’s team will add to it.

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Cantor faces Dave Brat, an economics professor, in the June 10 primary. The 7th district, which is anchored in the Henrico County Richmond suburbs, is solidly Republican. Mitt Romney outperformed President Barack Obama by 15 points there in 2012.